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☆ Here’s what North American airline passengers think about the state of air travel
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Power’s 2024 North American Airline Satisfaction Study. Power hasn’t revealed an overall North American airline passenger satisfaction score, with Mike Taylor, travel intelligence lead at J.D. Power’s top North American airlines for economy passengers1. Power’s top North American airlines for premium economy passengers1. Power’s top North American airlines for first/business passengers1.

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☆ Frontier Airlines CEO Barry Biffle on Q1 results, state of consumer and BizFare launch
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailFrontier Airlines CEO Barry Biffle on Q1 results, state of consumer and BizFare launchCNBC’s Phil LeBeau and Frontier Airlines CEO Barry Biffle joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the company's quarterly earnings results, state of the consumer, business travel demand, growth outlook, and more.

Persons: Barry Biffle, Phil LeBeau Organizations: Frontier, Frontier Airlines

☆ United starts letting friends and family pool frequent flyer miles
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-21 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Here's a friendship test: Would you share your frequent flyer miles with your pals? The airline on Thursday started allowing members of its MileagePlus loyalty program to pool their frequent flyer miles and tap into that stash for trips on United. A "pool leader" can pick up to four other family members or friends to participate in the joint account. JetBlue Airways lets up to seven customers pool frequent flyer miles, while Frontier Airlines allows up to eight people to pool miles. "By allowing members of a family to pool their award points together, it increases brand preference across the family ... just like with toothpaste."

Persons: Luc Bondar, United's, Henry Harteveldt Organizations: Airlines, United, JetBlue Airways, Frontier Airlines, Atmosphere Research

☆ A Frontier passenger was jailed for charging at a flight attendant with a box cutter he got through security — even though the TSA found it in his bag
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Frontier Airlines passenger charged at a flight attendant with a box cutter. AdvertisementA Frontier Airlines passenger was jailed for two-and-a-half years on Thursday due to an altercation involving a box cutter on a 2022 flight. The 43-year-old from Cincinnati arrived at the city's airport for his flight to Tampa with a box cutter in his possession. AdvertisementThe box cutter had a spare blade stored in the handle, which Liebsich inserted after the Frontier flight took off. AdvertisementAs the last few passengers were leaving the aircraft, Liesbich charged at a flight attendant while wielding the box cutter.

Persons: William Allen Liebisch, —, Liebsich Organizations: Frontier Airlines, TSA, Service, Georgia's Northern, Transportation Security Administration, Business Insider Locations: Ohio, Florida, Cincinnati, Tampa, Georgia's Northern District, Atlanta

☆ Airline tickets could get more expensive amid the Boeing 737 Max fallout
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Executives from several US carriers have expressed doubt about the Boeing 737 Max delivery schedule. Southwest expects 42% fewer jets this year, while United told Boeing to stop making the Max 10. AdvertisementCustomers may soon feel the impact of the Boeing 737 Max blowout as airlines face uncertainty about their future fleets. The airline also said it doesn't expect to receive any of the yet-to-be-certified Max 7s this year and removed them from its 2024 plan. Airlines may look to Airbus to grow their fleetsThe Airbus A320neo competes with the Boeing 737 Max.

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☆ You can soon pay to avoid sharing armrests on this airline
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Frontier Airlines is giving passengers the option to pay for an empty middle seat. The airline announced it will allow customers to pay extra to sit in rows with only two passengers. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementFliers will soon be able to enjoy the ensured luxury of both armrests on their next budget flight. Frontier Group Holdings Inc., which owns the ultra-low-cost Frontier Airlines, announced Tuesday that it will allow customers to pay extra to sit in specially designated rows that block off the middle seat.

Persons: — Organizations: Airlines, Service, Frontier Group Holdings Inc, Frontier Airlines, Bloomberg, Business

☆ Why airlines are raising baggage fees — and charging you more at the airport
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-24 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

United Airlines , American Airlines and JetBlue Airways are among the carriers that have raised the price to check bags this year. Earlier this week, American Airlines raised its checked bag fees for the first time in more than five years and adopted the two-tiered strategy that United, JetBlue and several budget airlines already have. American Airlines previously charged $30 for either service. Why are airlines raising baggage fees? Airlines have argued that higher costs such as labor and fuel, their biggest expenses, mean they had to raise bag fees.

Persons: Scott Olson, Barry Biffle, Biffle Organizations: O'Hare International, Getty, Getty Images Airlines, United Airlines, American Airlines, JetBlue Airways, United, JetBlue, CNBC, Frontier, Transportation, Airlines Locations: Chicago, North America

☆ Carl Icahn buys a huge stake in JetBlue at bargain prices
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Icahn paid an average of $3.56 a share for his 33.6 million shares of the stock, according to the filing. Shares of JetBlue closed Monday at $6.07 a share before leaping to nearly $7 a share in morning trading. His purchases started on January 26, a week after a federal court blocked JetBlue’s proposed purchase of Spirit Airlines. Analysts had suggested that JetBlue was only interested in pursuing the deal, assuming it was allowed by the court, at a significantly lower price. JetBlue had been interested in buying Spirit as a way of getting both the aircraft and pilots it needs to expand.

Persons: Carl Icahn, Icahn, ”, JetBlue’s Organizations: New, New York CNN, JetBlue, Spirit Airlines, Analysts, Spirit, Frontier Airlines, — American Airlines, United, US Justice Department Locations: New York, breakeven, Delta

☆ JetBlue resets with new CEO, industry veterans to run airline on time, and profitably
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-12 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

In this article JBLU Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTA JetBlue Airways plane prepares to depart New York's LaGuardia Airport. Leslie Josephs | CNBCIn the 24 years since JetBlue Airways ' first flight, the New York-based airline has pushed the envelope for a carrier of its size. And, until a judge blocked the deal last month, it planned to buy budget airline Spirit Airlines for $3.8 billion. Last week, JetBlue said it has hired back the airline's former chief commercial officer, Marty St. George, 59, as president. A JetBlue Airways plane sits on the tarmac at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on January 31, 2024 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

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☆ A Frontier Airlines passenger pulled down her pants and squatted in the aisle when she wasn't allowed to use the bathroom during landing, affidavit says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A Frontier passenger pulled down her underwear and squatted "as if to urinate in the aisle," an affidavit says. It adds the 60-year-old threatened to kill fellow passengers as she tried to rush off the plane. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementA Frontier Airlines passenger pulled down her underwear in the plane's aisle and threatened to kill fellow travelers, an affidavit filed Tuesday says.

Persons: —, Huertas Organizations: Service, Frontier Airlines, Department, Justice, Philadelphia, Business Locations: Orlando

NEW YORK (AP) — JetBlue Airways warned that it may end its bid to acquire low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines as soon as this weekend after a federal judge blocked the deal, sending Spirit shares sharply lower Friday. “Spirit believes there is no basis for terminating the Merger Agreement," Spirit wrote. Both JetBlue and Spirit have struggled financially and have been slower than some other airlines to recover from the pandemic. Since the start of 2020, JetBlue has lost $2.1 billion, and Spirit has lost $1.7 billion. Spirit tried to merge with Frontier Airlines, another low-cost carrier, in early 2022, but JetBlue won a bidding war to push Frontier aside.

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☆ The best and worst airlines in the US for 2023, according to the WSJ
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

American and United sat in the middle of the group, mostly losing points for cancelations, tarmac delays, and baggage mishaps. AdvertisementHere's a closer look at the best and worst airlines in the US for 2023 — and how they ranked in each category in the WSJ rankings:9. JetBlue AirwaysJetBlue Airways ranked dead last in the WSJ's annual list of best and worst US airlines for 2023. AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images via Getty Images2022 Rank: 1Delta is the best airline in the US for 2023, according to The Wall Street Journal's ranking. It was second for extreme delays, fourth for tarmac delays and mishandled baggage, and fifth for flight cancelations — its lowest finish overall.

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☆ How Denver International Airport became one of the fastest-growing airports in the world
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Erin Black | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Last year was Denver International Airport's busiest on record. "We will end 2023 much higher than our forecast at about 78 million passengers annually," said Phil Washington, CEO of the Denver International Airport. OAG, a global travel data provider, said Denver went from the 21st busiest airport in the world in 2019 to the sixth in 2023. Forty percent of our customers are local Denver, and it's a fast growing city," said Jonna McGrath, vice president of Denver Airport operations for United Airlines. CNBC got a behind-the-scenes look at United's Denver operations and explored how the airport and the airline plan to keep up with demand.

Persons: Phil Washington, Denver, Jonna McGrath Organizations: Denver International, United Airlines, Southwest, Frontier Airlines, DIA, Denver, CNBC Locations: Colorado, Denver

A sale to JetBlue represented a lifeline for Spirit, which faces $1.1 billion in debt maturing next year. But a federal judge in Boston scuttled that plan by ruling Tuesday that JetBlue’s $3.8 billion proposal to buy Spirit violates antitrust law. But Frontier has its own challenges and is in no position to renew merger discussions with Spirit now, Baker said. Like Spirit, JetBlue has not had a profitable year since 2019, before the pandemic. Investors are also trying to gauge what the ruling against the JetBlue-Spirit deal means for Alaska Airlines' pending proposal to buy Hawaiian Airlines.

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DALLAS (AP) — A federal judge is siding with the Biden administration and blocking JetBlue Airways from buying Spirit Airlines, saying the $3.8 billion deal would reduce competition. The Justice Department sued to block the merger, saying it would drive up fares by eliminating Spirit, the nation’s biggest low-cost airline. Shares of Spirit Airlines Inc. plunged more than half almost immediately, while JetBlue shares gained 8%. Another judge in the same Boston courthouse killed a partnership in the Northeast between JetBlue and American Airlines. Tuesday's ruling could open the door for Frontier Airlines to make another attempt to buy Spirit.

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NEW YORK (AP) — The prospect of a JetBlue-Spirit Airlines merger took a major hit in court on Tuesday when a federal judge sided with the Biden administration and blocked the $3.8 billion deal. The judge ruled that JetBlue's purchase of Spirit, the nation's largest low-cost airline, would harm competition — and increase prices for air travelers as a result. The Justice Department and several state attorneys general sued to block the merger last year — arguing that it would drive up fares by eliminating low-cost Spirit. With no merger in sight, the status quo for both JetBlue and Spirit remains — meaning air travelers shouldn't expect major changes anytime soon. In the past, the Justice Department has faced criticism for greenlighting a wave of mergers.

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A Justice Department lawyer argued that the deal would push fares higher by 30% and leave fewer options for travelers on a budget. Duffy, the Justice Department lawyer, tried to close the door on more divestitures. If Spirit is acquired by JetBlue, Frontier would become the biggest discount carrier in the U.S., followed by Allegiant Air and new entrants Breeze and Avelo. The Justice Department has not indicated whether it will challenge that deal. Spirit agreed to merge with Frontier Airlines, which shares its ultra-low-cost business model, but JetBlue beat Frontier in a bidding war.

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☆ A popular cruise line has a new deal for $50-a-day sailings but there's a catch — travelers have to be very flexible
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Brittany Chang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Holland America Line's new standby program offers spontaneous travelers $50-a-day cruises. Holland America Line has a solution for budget-minded travelers who prefer more conventional and less intense itineraries. If a traveler is selected to sail, Holland America will alert them about a week before the embarkation date. According to Rough, this program is a "win-win" for Holland America and travelers living near the embarkation port. If a pre-booked guest has to cancel their vacation a week before sailing, standby travelers can fill this otherwise empty cabin, decreasing lost revenue.

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DENVER (AP) — Frontier Airlines has settled a lawsuit filed by female pilots who accused the airline of discriminating against pregnant or breastfeeding employees. In the agreement announced Tuesday, Frontier will let pilots pump breast milk in the cockpit during “noncritical phases” of flights. The Denver-based airline also agreed to let pilots who are breastfeeding reduce their flying time and treat pregnancy and breastfeeding the same as other medical conditions if they make pilots unable to fly. In the case involving Denver-based pilots, the airline also agreed to comply with a current union agreement letting pregnant pilots fly if they have medical approval. The airline also agreed to continue to let breastfeeding pilots reduce their schedules to 50 hours of flying per month, and to update and make available a list of lactation facilities at airports.

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☆ Some airline pilots carry plane trading cards — here's how to get one
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Jordan Hart | Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Many people have learned through viral social media posts that Delta Air Lines and Frontier Airlines' aircraft trading cards. AdvertisementMany people are finding out about aircraft trading cards from viral social media posts, but some enthusiasts have collected them for years. Frontier has its own trading cards and wants you to "collect them all"Frontier's trading cards feature facts about animals and the aircraft they're depicted on. JetBlue confirmed to BI that they no longer offer trading cards today, but the airline released a set of 15 different aircraft cards in 2011. "Our pilots don't carry trading cards on hand," a United spokesperson told BI.

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☆ He posed by an airplane as a kid in 1976. 40 years later he recreated the photo with his son
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Brian Aerni’s favorite photo of himself was taken when he was just three years old. On one of these airport excursions, Aerni’s father took a photo of his son. A framed version of the 1976 airport photo has pride of place on a wall in his home. Not only was Aerni’s son the same age as he’d been back in the 1976 photo, he looked a lot like young Aerni. 40 years laterAerni tracked down the aircraft and recreated the 1976 photograph with his young son.

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☆ Help! Our Trip to Orlando Was Ruined and We Want Our Money Back.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Seth Kugel | More About Seth Kugel | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The trip included three domestic flights over five days on Frontier Airlines: Philadelphia to Orlando, Orlando to Atlanta, and Atlanta back to Philadelphia. The total cost for four people on three flights was an affordable $939.75, including a $99.99 “Discount Den” membership on Frontier. We were given a QR code at the Philadelphia airport to file for a refund, which we did for all three flights. Since Frontier does not operate in India, the credit and vouchers are useless. Yet it turns out the email was trying to inform you that a refund was coming.

Persons: Hari, Jennifer de la Cruz Organizations: Universal Studios, Frontier Airlines, Frontier, Universal, Transportation Locations: India, United States, Orlando, Fla, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Hari, Bangalore

☆ Senate panel investigates US airline baggage, seat selection fees
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Between 2018 and 2022, total revenue across major U.S. airlines from baggage fees increased from $4.9 billion to $6.8 billion, the senator said. Blumenthal also cited a report by a travel consultancy that found that eight leading U.S. airlines last year collected an estimated $4.2 billion in fees for seat selection. "U.S. airlines increasingly charge ancillary fees that obscure the actual cost of air travel," Blumenthal said in the letters. Airline CEOs in 2018 lobbied against bipartisan legislation to mandate "reasonable and proportional" baggage and change fees and convinced Congress to drop the plan. The U.S. Transportation Department last year proposed requiring airlines to disclose fees for baggage, ticket changes and family seating the first time an airfare is displayed.

Persons: Shelby Tauber, Richard Blumenthal, Blumenthal, David Shepardson, Will Dunham, Chris Reese Organizations: Dallas Love Field Airport, REUTERS, Rights, U.S, Senate, Democratic, Investigations, American Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Spirit Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Airlines for America, U.S . Transportation, Aviation, Thomson Locations: Dallas , Texas, U.S, Delta

☆ These Gen Z workers at Goldman Sachs, Google, and beyond say they don't want to work from home. They like going into the office.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

About 81% of Gen Z workers think in-person office experiences are important, a survey says. AdvertisementIt seems like more and more CEOs are calling their employees back to the office — and some Gen Z workers couldn't be more happy about it. We talked to Gen Z workers — defined as those born between 1997 and 2012 — who say they don't mind working in the office. Adobe surveyed more than 1,000 Gen Z workers in September at medium- and large-sized companies in the US for its Future Workforce Study. For these Gen Z workers, the debate is settled.

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☆ October Inflation Report Price Rises Expected to Cool
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Jeanna Smialek | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

Airlines lower their fares when they are trying to get more people to book tickets as demand is slowing or they are facing stiffer competition. Early this month, the average price for a domestic flight around Thanksgiving was down about 9 percent from a year ago. But some airlines say demand is slowing outside of holiday and other peak travel periods. Image Thanksgiving this year is expected to set a record for air travel, with nearly 30 million passengers anticipated. If travel demand is dropping, in some ways that’s an even bigger win for people who are never going to give up on travel.”

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